diff --git a/data/elementary/config/default/meson.build b/data/elementary/config/default/meson.build
index 983eb9d8d4..b7adfbd0f1 100644
--- a/data/elementary/config/default/meson.build
+++ b/data/elementary/config/default/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 custom_target('config_'+config,
   input: config_file,
   output: 'base.cfg',
-  command: [eet_bin, '-i', '@OUTPUT@', 'config', '@INPUT@', '0'],
+  command: [eet_bin, '-e', '@OUTPUT@', 'config', '@INPUT@', '0'],
   install: true,
   install_dir: join_paths(dir_data, 'elementary', 'config', config),
 )
diff --git a/data/elementary/config/mobile/meson.build b/data/elementary/config/mobile/meson.build
index c3a8a44de9..07201a08f9 100644
--- a/data/elementary/config/mobile/meson.build
+++ b/data/elementary/config/mobile/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
   custom_target('config_'+config,
     input: config_file,
     output: 'base.cfg',
-    command: [eet_bin, '-i', '@OUTPUT@', 'config', '@INPUT@', '0'],
+    command: [eet_bin, '-e', '@OUTPUT@', 'config', '@INPUT@', '0'],
     install: true,
     install_dir: join_paths(dir_data, 'elementary', 'config', config),
   )
diff --git a/data/elementary/config/standard/meson.build b/data/elementary/config/standard/meson.build
index c3a8a44de9..07201a08f9 100644
--- a/data/elementary/config/standard/meson.build
+++ b/data/elementary/config/standard/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
   custom_target('config_'+config,
     input: config_file,
     output: 'base.cfg',
-    command: [eet_bin, '-i', '@OUTPUT@', 'config', '@INPUT@', '0'],
+    command: [eet_bin, '-e', '@OUTPUT@', 'config', '@INPUT@', '0'],
     install: true,
     install_dir: join_paths(dir_data, 'elementary', 'config', config),
   )